1978Final results
1978 election for Florida House District 44
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
4 seats: Marilyn Evansjones (R), David L. Barrett (D), W. W. Gardner (D), Tim Deratany (R) won.
4 seatsMarilyn EvansjonesRepublican · winner · incumbent
17.7%49,858
David L. BarrettDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.0%39,594
W. W. GardnerDemocrat · winner
12.8%36,139
John MooreRepublican
12.1%34,148
Tim DeratanyRepublican · winner
11.2%31,576
Graig A. BrosiusRepublican
10.6%29,945
Hartzel JenningsDemocrat
9.2%25,867
Phil AustinDemocrat
7.6%21,389
Glenn A. BlanchardIndependent
4.9%13,717
282,233 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET